Synonyms: discontinuous, noncontinuous
Definition: not continuing without interruption in time or space
Usage: discontinuous applause; the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas; he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling
Similar words: disrupted
Definition: marked by breaks or gaps
Usage: many routes are unsafe or disrupted
Similar words: disjunct
Definition: used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations
Usage: disjunct distribution of king crabs